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Croatia

Officially the Republic of Croatia, is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of Central Europe, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers 56,594 square kilometres (21,851 square miles) and has diverse, mostly continental and Mediterranean climates. Croatia'sAdriatic Sea coast contains more than a thousand islands. The country's population is 4.29 million, most of whom are Croats, with the most common religious denomination being Roman Catholicism.



Area: 56,542 sq. km. land area (slightly smaller than West Virginia), 31,067 sq. km. coastal sea area. Major cities (2011): //Capital //--Zagreb (792,875). //Others //--Split (178,192), Rijeka (128,735), Osijek (107,784). Terrain: Croatia is situated between Central and Eastern Europe. Its terrain is diverse, containing rocky coastlines, densely wooded mountains, plains, lakes, and rolling hills. Climate: Croatia has a mixture of climates. In the north it is continental, Mediterranean along the coast, and a semi-highland and highland climate in the central region.
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Population (2011 census, partial results): 4,290,612. Population growth rate (2009 est.): -0.12%. Ethnic groups (2001 census): Croat 89.6%, Serb 4.5%, other 5.9% (including Bosniak, Hungarian, Slovene, Czech, and Roma). Religions: Catholic 87.8%, Orthodox 4.4%, Slavic Muslim 1.28%, others 6.52%. Language: Croatian (South Slavic language, using the Roman script). Health (2009 est.): //Life expectancy //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #252525; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">--male 72.3 years; female 79.2 years. //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #252525; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Infant mortality rate //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #252525; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">--5.58 deaths/1,000 live births.
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__References__ @http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/3166.htm